The study’s objectives include developing a transparent methodology to determine and quantify the costs and benefits created by net-energy metered solar photovoltaics to the electric system at different levels of penetration (measured as a percentage of total energy consumption and/or peak demand) and determining whether a subsidy and/or cost shift exists between ratepayers as a result of NEM and the magnitude of any subsidy or cost shift.

The deadline for submitting proposals is 5 pm on 5-21-12. Download a copy of the full Request for Proposals at our website www.sandiego.edu/epic/research_reports/other.php#NEMStudy